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Mr Durham, who is already investigating the destruction of videotapes of CIA interrogations, was picked by US Attorney General Eric Holder. Mr Holder said: “I fully realise that my decision to commence this preliminary review will be controversial “In this case, given all of the information currently available, it is clear to me that this [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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These tendencies are derailing your best efforts at living better and longer. We all have them: Those less-than-healthy or downright dangerous habits that can subtract years from our lives. Most of these harmful tendencies–like smoking and eating poorly–are well-known thanks to the constant finger-wagging of physicians and public-health officials. Others, like taking chances with safety [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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The fifth China Open tennis tournament will be held at tennis courts on Olympic Green in Beijing in early October. It coincides with China’s seven-day national holiday for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China from October 1st. The event organizer said on Tuesday that the 10-day tournament had been [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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China Mobile, the world’s biggest wireless carrier, launched Monday its own mobile phone operating system that can support its homegrown 3G standard, reported Tuesday’s China Daily. The release of the long-anticipated Ophone platform, the world’s first mobile phone operating system developed by a telecom carrier, and the Ophone handsets is seen by analysts as a [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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Adobe Systems Inc plans to pay $1.8 billion for fast-growing business software maker Omniture Inc as the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat looks to turn around declining sales. Adobe, which announced the deal on Tuesday as it reported lower quarterly sales and profit, has been struggling over the past year as the recession hurt technology [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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A search is under way for a cargo ship which may have travelled through the English Channel after apparently being hijacked by pirates. Coastguards fear the Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea, carrying up to 15 Russian crew, was hijacked in the Baltic sea. UK authorities had the last known contact with it as it entered the Strait [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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Dr Forgacs said that one obstacle to providing psychological therapies was a lack of the right specialists in some areas. “Irritable bowel syndrome is undeniably very common, and many patients are probably denied help by lack of access to therapists with the appropriate psychological skills,” he said. Dr Nick Read, a psychologist and adviser to [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2009 in
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A soluble fibre supplement should be the first line of attack in treating irritable bowel syndrome, experts say. Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands compared adding bran, a soluble supplement called psyllium and a dummy supplement to sufferers’ diets. They found psyllium was the most effective, warning that bran may even worsen the symptoms [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 20, 2009 in
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As long as people are reluctant to spend, business will remain tough for Mr Yang, though there are signs that the worst recession in Singapore’s history could be nearing its end. The economy expanded at an annualised rate of 20.4% between April and June. It was the first quarterly expansion for a year, and the [...]
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Posted by admin on Sep 20, 2009 in
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Dilip Ratha, an economist with the World Bank in Washington, studies the flow of money sent by immigrant workers to their home countries. He estimates that remittances could fall as much as 8% this year, for a total worldwide of $290bn. He has noticed the reverse flow, too, but cautions that it is relatively small. [...]
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